Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has narrowed the gap with New York Sen.
Hillary Clinton among Pennsylvania voters, getting 43 percent to Sen. Clinton's 45 percent,
according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

This compares to a 48 - 42 percent Clinton lead over Giuliani in an October 10 poll by the
independent Quinnipiac (KWIN uh-pe-ack) University.

If Clinton is the Democratic candidate for President, 36 percent of Pennsylvania voters say
they would support her, with 21 percent who might support her and 41 percent who say they
would not vote for her under any circumstances. If Giuliani gets the Republican nod, 27 percent
say they would vote for him, with 36 percent who might vote for him and 33 percent who say
they won't vote for him under any circumstances.

Fifty-four percent of Pennsylvania voters would be less likely to vote for a presidential
candidate who supports issuing driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, with only 3 percent who
would be more likely and 39 percent who say it wouldn't affect their vote.

"Sen. Hillary Clinton has had a rough couple of weeks on the campaign trail and her
numbers show it, dropping slightly in Pennsylvania. But she is still the strongest candidate in the
field and holds the slimmest of edges among voters that both 9/11 hero Rudolph Giuliani and War
hero Sen. John McCain will have a hard time overcoming," said Clay F. Richards, assistant
director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

"This poll shows that there is a hard core of just over 40 percent who are unlikely to vote
for Sen. Clinton under any circumstances, but it takes just 50 percent plus one to win the election."

"Democratic victories in the past few presidential elections have brought into question
Pennsylvania's status as a key battleground state, but Mayor Giuliani or Sen. McCain could buck
that trend if either is the Republican candidate," Richards added.

Giuliani leads the Republican field with 29 percent, followed by Arizona Sen. John
McCain with 12 percent, former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson with 11 percent and former
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney with 7 percent.

Only 15 percent of voters, including 12 percent of Republicans, say Giuliani has the
Republican nomination "locked up."

Pennsylvania voters disapprove 66 - 29 percent of the job President George W. Bush is
doing. But voters disagree 61 - 34 percent with the assumption that no Republican can win next
year's presidential election because of President Bush and the war in Iraq. Democrats agree
50 - 44 percent, while Republicans disagree 77 - 20 percent and independent voters disagree
62 - 32 percent.

From October 31 - November 5, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,019 Pennsylvania
voters with a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percentage points. The survey includes 406 Republicans,
with a margin of error of +/- 4.9 percentage points, and 443 Democrats, with a margin of error of
+/- 4.7 percentage points.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public
opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio and the
nation as a public service and for research.

For more data -- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x271.xml, or call (203) 582-5201.

1. (If registered Democrat) If the 2008 Democratic primary for President were
being held today, and the candidates were Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd,
John Edwards, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama, and Bill Richardson
for whom would you vote?

TREND: (If registered Democrat) If the 2008 Democratic primary for President were
being held today, and the candidates were Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd,
John Edwards, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama and Bill Richardson, for
whom would you vote? (na = not asked)

2. (If registered Republican) If the 2008 Republican primary for President were
being held today, and the candidates were Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Duncan
Hunter, John McCain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Tom Tancredo and Fred Thompson for
whom would you vote?

TREND: (If registered Republican) If the 2008 Republican primary for President
were being held today, and the candidates were Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee,
Duncan Hunter, John McCain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Tom Tancredo and Fred Thompson,
for whom would you vote? (na = not asked)

20. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: It doesn't make any
difference who the Republicans nominate for President because the Democrats are
going to win because of President Bush and the war in Iraq?